Low Back Pain Symptoms - Three Things You Should Know

When it comes to low back pain symptoms, it helpssymptoms. Disks are supposed to be the cushions
to know the causes. While the result may be thebetween the vertebrae. If the disk bulges or
same in spite of of the cause, for some causesruptures it can compress the nerve and be very
there are other options for lower back pain relief.painful.
Some are temporary while others offer moreOsteoporosis is a disease where the bones become
permanent relief.brittle and porous. This can lead to an increased risk
The lower back has bones, ligaments, tendons,of fractures of the vertebrae, leading to severe pain
muscles and disks. Problems can arise with any ofin the lower back. If the spine curves in a different
these things. Furthermore, in some people, no definiteway, it can cause low back pain symptoms. One
cause is ever found. In those cases, relief iscondition where the spine curves to the side is
independence from pain.o Strainsscoliosis. If the spine curves too much in any of its
The most common reason for low back paincurves, it can cause back pain.
symptoms is damage caused by heavy lifting, aArthritis in the spine can lead to many low back pain
sudden movement that jerked the back a certainsymptoms if the person suffers from spinal stenosis.
way or strained back muscles or ligaments. A muscleThis is caused by the arthritis narrowing the space
spasm in the lower back can also give one low backfor the spinal cord. Arthritis can also be in the hips,
pain symptoms.o Structural Issueshands and knees. All of these conditions, once
There are some structural things that can cause lowdiagnosed, can be treated properly.o Serious
back pain symptoms. These include: sciatica, bulgingThere are a few rare yet serious conditions that can
or ruptured disks, osteoporosis and skeletallead to low back pain symptoms. If there is a tumor
irregularities of the spine such as scoliosis, andon the spine, it can press on the nerve and cause
arthritis.back pain. If there is an infection in the spine, one will
Sciatica is caused by compression of a disk in thehave a fever and warmth in the area of the pain.
spine pressing on a main nerve (sciatic nerve) thatFinally, there is a neurological problem that can affect
runs the length of the leg. It is felt as a sharp,the nerve roots for the legs and lower back. With
shooting, pain, usually running through the buttockthis condition (cauda equine syndrome) there will be
and down the leg. Sciatica can be felt as very severeweakness in the legs, loss of bowel and/or bladder
back pain. Disks that are not functioning the waycontrol, and numbness in the saddle or groin area.
they should can cause a lot of low back pain